In this Episode Nick and Simon discuss Stars of Jazz  which was an American television program that ran between 1956 and 1958 and featured performance...

Another in our series of  music theory podcasst this time Nick and Simon focus on the Whole Tone Scale. In music, a whole-tone scale is a scale in whi...

Nick and Simon talk about Birdland the  jazz club which  started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 16...

Horace Parlan is another in our under the radar players episodes,  known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his w...

What is a fakebook, where can I get one and is a real book different? These questions answered as Nick and Simon discuss the jazz players tune bible.

In this episode Nick and Simon discuss  classic holiday albums from the past, and also look at a couple of new Christmas releases. This year we also d...

Norman Granz set up Jazz at the Philharmonic with little more than chutzpah and a handful of cash. JATP would go on to create careers and fortunes for...

Simon and Nick discuss an instrument less often heard in Jazz- The Harp.

Who was the Jazz Heavy weight?  Nick and Simon discuss the biography of a jazz great who had a varied career.

What is an altered scale , where can you use it, what are its other names, and what scale is it related to? Nick and Simon shed light on the altered s...

Simon & Nick talk about a book they both enjoyed reading. But Beautiful by Geoff Dyer

Who was Hod O'Brien? In this episode Nick introduces Simon to a pianist he feels deserves wider recognition.